Slapstick comedian Casey James Salengo has picked up some fascinating aspect hustles.

Within the fall of 2022, simply after signing up for hustle web site Taskrabbit, the 37-year-old was employed to deliver a birthday fish to a person whereas saying “Branzino boys for life.” The duty took about two hours and paid $32 altogether.

Nowadays, the New York-based comedian juggles stand-up, delivering flowers, cleansing homes and varied different jobs. He does just a few out-of-town gigs per thirty days in close by states together with Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware. And although he spends much less time on Taskrabbit, particularly, he managed to do another distinctive hustles early in his tenure on the positioning.

One other odd aspect gig he obtained employed for: Standing in line for somebody.

‘I truly purchased some doughnuts for the group’

Salengo’s shopper, Halia F., was a lady who could not be pulled away from work to face in line at a clothes pattern sale. The gig began at 11:30 within the morning and happened in midtown Manhattan.

Salengo’s view in line.

Courtesy Casey James Salengo

“The weather was nice when I did it,” he says. “I actually bought some doughnuts for the group around me so it was quite pleasant.” He was there for 3 hours and spent the time speaking to the opposite folks in line, enjoying Sudoku on his cellphone and ingesting espresso. Halia then confirmed up after three hours to say her spot.

On the time, Salengo was charging $19 per hour for the gig. Altogether, he obtained paid $57 for doing it.

‘All of it went with out a hitch!’

Halia was fairly pleased with Salengo’s work. She left him a evaluate saying she beloved that he made buddies with different folks in line and would use him once more.

Salengo would advocate anybody on the lookout for a straightforward gig to enroll on Taskrabbit and do it. “This job requires absolutely zero special skills,” he says. “The line doesn’t even move. A corpse could do it.”

On the subject of aspect hustles, “you can make a living however you want if you’re just willing to get weird with it,” he says. Different straightforward aspect gigs to contemplate embrace house helper, pet sitter and online focus groups. Peruse the duties folks tackle on websites like Taskrabbit, Thumbtack and Sidehusl.com to get some concepts of what you are able to do.

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